Neil Armstrong photos from NASA's 1966 Gemini 8 emergency splashdown near Japan are now public, donated to the Armstrong Air and Space Museum in Wapakoneta, Ohio.

NEW YORK (AP) — Sixty years after Neil Armstrong barely survived an emergency in orbit around Earth on Gemini 8, never-before ...

Join Phoebe and James as they explore Okinawa, Japan, uncovering unexpected gems and indulging in culinary adventures that go far beyond initial expectations. From lively izakaya nights and ...

Hatsuko Kawahira Thomas went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, February 3rd, 2026, at her home. Hatsuko was born on December 29, 1948, in Naha, Okinawa Japan to her parents Kagen Kawahira (Father) ...

Far from the neon lights of Tokyo, temples and shrines of Kyoto and the Osaka street food scene is Okinawa, Japan’s southernmost — and westernmost — prefecture. Here, expect a slower pace, where the ...

The beaches aren’t for swimming and visitors rent EVs on this southern Japanese island, where tourism authorities are trying to redefine what it means to be green. The Hoshinoya Okinawa, as seen from ...

A prominent American playwright and actor, Jeremy O. Harris, known for his Tony-nominated "Slave Play," has been arrested in Japan on suspicion of smuggling the psychedelic drug known as ecstasy, ...

NAHA, Okinawa (HawaiiNewsNow) - For the past 40 years, Hawaii has had a great sister-state relationship with Okinawa, an island prefecture of Japan. Upon arriving in Okinawa, you’ll notice the ...

NAHA, OKINAWA PREF. – Two Chinese coast guard ships entered Japanese waters off the Senkaku Islands in Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, the southernmost prefecture, on Saturday. The Japan Coast Guard ...

Senior officers of the US Marine Corps in Okinawa Prefecture, including Col. Neil Owens (right), chief of staff for the 3rd Marine division, apologize at the Okinawa prefectural government office in ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A Department store in Okinawa hosted its first Hawaii Fair to celebrate Okinawan migration to the islands. Organizers say although Hawaii Fairs are common in malls across ...